guiness book world record in ukulele

Unbeknownst to either of us, we live a stone's throw away from the 2007 Ukulele Festival grounds. This year they attempted and succeeded at breaking the Guiness World Record for the largest ukulele orchestra.

401 ukuleles plunked out the two chords of Hang Down your Head Tom Dooley and another Swedish song sharing the same two chords for over five minutes. They succeeded on the third attempt.

Apparently the first time 'round they fell short of the required length of time and only played for four minutes 34 seconds. The second go exceeded the required five minutes but to make absolutely sure they clinched the honor, they did it a fifth time.

This was serious stuff. In order to qualify for the honor of setting the record each participant had to not only sign up, show off their ukulele but also demonstrate they could play BOTH chords. I was immediately disqualified. I lacked both.


K2 gave it a try. She wasn't pleased with the result